Gone Too Soon

Dangerous is by far my favorite album of MJ, with Heal the World, Will You Be There, Remember the Time, and Black or White to boast. Who can forget the Ancient Egyptian themed video of Remember the Time with Eddie Murphy and Iman, the morphing of heads in Black or White featuring a young Tyra Banks, In the Closet with Naomi Campbell, and Jam with Michael Jordan. These videos are unforgettable. It is to me also the best stage and image of MJ - his hair, his skin, and a scandal-free "love life".

Truly memorable was watching his Dangerous concert in Taiwan in October 1996. That was sem-break in University. Ahia got us tickets and it was a no brainer to go see it. Apparently MJ got sick so his concert was postponed giving me ample time to secure my Taiwan visa, and memorize another favorite, Man in the Mirror. Ahia, Mom and me, we were within the first five rows amongst Taiwanese celebrities none of which I really knew and recognized. Who cares, the bigger celebrity is on stage up close. Dich had bought her tickets earlier on and was with friends Jena and the rest by the dance section. Nat watched it later in Manila with cousin Monique.

She's Out of My Life was played on the radio this morning. It was, at one point, my heartwrenching break-up song. Only this time it is my song for its singer. It gave me shivers. I sang along, lol.

MJ's death was like that of Princess Diana's, so sudden and so unexpected. I'm sure everyone of us has a story to tell of how this pop icon has touched our lives in so many ways through his songs, videos and persona.

This is my story.

 

What Eats My Time

I never get tired of home design, decorating, and improvement shows on TV, magazines, and the internet.  When I turn on the TV, I always first check the guide for either Divine Design, The Designer Guys, House & Home, House Hunters, Home to Stay, Love It Or List, Cityline, or …I could go on and on.  That’s to think we don’t have HGTV yet.  Every week that I’m at the public library borrowing story books for my kids, I never skip the magazine shelves.  Style at Home, House & Home, Metropolitan Homes, Better Homes & Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Chatelaine, Canadian Living, and Real Simple are constantly on my library card. I don’t subscribe to any because there’s tons of them that I read.  If those are still not enough, almost daily, I check www.apartmenttherapy.com, www.ohdeedoh.com, www.unplggd.com, www.re-nest.com, www.thekitchn.com -- great ideas for home. The people behind these websites are genius. They got me hook, line and sinker! 

 

I haven’t even touched parenting yet. 

 

And fashion.

 

And gossip. 

 

But as the saying goes, the time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted time after all.  So why care if these things eat my time?